African Drums and Percussion

African drums and percussion without other instrumentation. Tribal, rhythmic, pounding, primal, this is the wild drumming from the Mother-country of humanity that will set your heart pounding and your pulse racing.

A west african percussion song with balafon and djembe solo, driven by a groovy acoustic guitar line and a melodic fretless bass. Exploding ethnic drums, festive west African village celebration, native joyful scenes, dancing, drumming, works good for travel or nature documentation. Instrumental, African, African Drums

Exciting and energetic kalimba based track with lots of drums and percussion and a subtle percussive vocal chant. Great for jungle, village scenes, travelogs, nature, action. Instrumental, African, African Drums

Upbeat and festive West African percussion music. Call and response between djembe and tuned woodblocks. Works nicely for anything uptempo and energetic, very driving and motivational. Picture a documentary which focuses on predatory animals in the bush. Or village inhabitants disputing hunting turf, Instrumental, African, African Drums

The chase is on! African tribal beats with choir embellishments make this instrumental a perfect accompaniment to a nature documentary about wildlife. While writing this piece I was looking down from a Birdseye view watching animals running expressing their freedom. Also ideal for a chase scene. Instrumental, African, African Drums

Crazy african drum dance. TRIBAL experimental music with African rhythms. Great for celebratory live events, theatre and dance. This music can improvise and fool around. Instrumental, African, African Drums

Pounding ensemble of an assortment of acoustic and electronic drums that fluctuate and escalate paint the picture of an intense chase scene through a jungle-like environment. Perfect for use in any medium such as tv shows, film, documentary, video games, and more. Instrumental, African, African Drums

An ensemble of percussionists joined together to play a cool celebratory traditional African tune. Extremely rhythmic and vivid this track is made of a powerful drums section complemented with a simple melodical line. Great for film, documentary or video games. Instrumental, African, African Drums

African influenced, highly cinematic and tribally triumphant piece. All the main instrumentation and voices can be interpreted as noble creatures whom walk across safari parks across Africa. This piece would compliment different media projects, and would would fit well with travelogues. Instrumental, African, African Drums

If drums could talk! The Ju Ju drum is the stand-out instrument in this distinctively African percussion ensemble cue. At 132 bpm, the track is very lively/energetic. The Ju Ju rapidly bends up and down and all around creating a quirky, talking, comical, maybe even half crazy mood. Instrumental, African, African Drums

Out on the African plains a Zulu tribesman stalks his prey with nothing but his primitive weapons and his vast knowledge of the dangerous surroundings. Would work well for witch doctor scene. Ritual slaughter. Sacrifice to the gods. Sudden stop at end. Instrumental, African, African Drums

One of a collection of cues that feature authentic African instruments and vocals - these tracks give the raw rhythmic and melodic power of African music. Perfect for any documentary, film, or TV show that needs an authentic African sound. Mixed Vocals, African, African Dramatic

4 similar, dark and driving tribal African tracks. They start with intense drums and chants and build up using percussion and effects. Great suspense builders for any kind of production. They would work well together as variants for similar scenes and they are great on their own. Instrumental, African, African Dramatic

Relaxing gentle bongos with atmospheric new age pad that feels like you're in a calm picturesque setting. Think slow water flowing or a beautiful day in a rain forest. Perfect underscore for nature documentary or travel holiday channel, Instrumental, New Age, Nature

A very tribal and dark African percussion loop with chants and hand drums. A high quality, well crafted, 16 bar loop to use in any production as a backing track or foreground track. It starts off with a bang and builds slightly into a groovy beat. Instrumental, African, African Drums

Enter in to the wilds of Africa! Kalimbas, conga, bongo and more create a happy sound to help you dream of that trip. Great background for a travel related video or soundtrack. African documentary, PBS Special, National Geographic, travel tourism street market, natives drumming, romance, love story, Instrumental, African, African Drums

Dramatic and powerful African drum beats, whistles and tribal chants and shouts. Fast and furious. Ideal sound bed for TV natural history. Traveling out on safari. Animals going in for the kill out in the bush -the chase is on, dramatic, atmospheric with frantic anticipation. Instrumental, African, African Drums